Andrew Gould

Andrew Gould

"Appointment and election: Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2002. Andrew was appointed the senior independent non executive director and chairman of the Remuneration committee at the conclusion of the 2008 annual general meetings. Andrew was last re-elected by shareholders in 2009 (notes b, c and e).

"Skills and experience: Andrew is chairman and chief executive officer of Schlumberger Limited, where he has held a succession of financial and operational management positions, including that of executive vice president of Schlumberger Oilfield Services and president and chief operating officer of Schlumberger Limited. He has worked in Asia, Europe and the US. He joined Schlumberger in 1975. He holds a degree in economic history from Cardiff University and qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young."


 * External appointments (current and recent):
 * Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Schlumberger Limited since 2003
 * Member of the Advisory Board of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia since 2007
 * Member of the commercialization advisory board of Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London since 2002
 * Member of the UK Prime Minister's Council of Science and Technology from 2004 to 2007
 * Member of the Board of Trustees of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia since October 2008